Do summer camp costs and vacation time create challenges for working parents?

Counselors perform a camp song during closing campfire, Thursday, June 20, 2024, at YMCA Camp Kern in Oregonia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

While most kids can’t wait for the school year to end, for working parents the summer months can be a logistical and financial challenge.

If you’re concerned about the cost of camps, needing more vacation time, or keeping your kids busy this summer, CTVNews.ca wants to hear from you.

Do you worry about being able to afford summer activities, camps or daycare for your kids? Do you have to save up or cut back on other expenses like family trips to pay for your kids’ summer activities? Are affordable options getting harder to find? How much vacation time do you get each year, is it enough, and what do you do for childcare when you’re not on vacation during the summer? Will limited camp and daycare hours stop you from working a full day? What other affordability or summer concerns do you have as a parent?

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